Route · MFE → AUS · 2020–2025 BTS data
Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Austin
The MFE–AUS corridor (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX → Austin, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 279 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.1%
- On-time
- +1.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 102 min
- Delay when late
- 1,697
- Flights
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
Sep 2025 93%
Worst Month
May 2024 53%
Distance
279 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2025 | 88 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 87 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 85 | 12 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 84 | 22 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2025 | 87 | 30 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 86 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 1 | OO |
| Feb 2025 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 84 | 14 | 3 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 85 | 27 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 84 | 30 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| May 2024 | 88 | 41 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
8 of 1,697 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
3 of 1,697 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
MFE - Mission/McAllen/Edinburg
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX.
Origin airport →AUS - Austin
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Austin, TX.
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What the Data Says About MFE to AUS
1,697 tracked flights put the MFE to AUS pairing (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Austin) at a 80.1% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 101.8 minutes on average. Across the 279-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.5% cancelled and 0.2% diverted (1,697 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2025 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while May 2024 came in at just 53% - a 40-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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